Weird Alien Planets Astronomers Discovered Only Recently

Matthew Loffhagen

As scientists explore the universe, they keep finding more and more weird but awesome alien planets. Would you like to visit a world where it rains glass? Or how about one where it snows sunscreen? Possibly not. But these foreign planets are really cool anyway.

Gliese 436 b

IMAGE BY: NASA

Gliese 436 b plays host to a fantastic phenomenon: Despite its temperature rising up to 800 degrees Fahrenheit, the world is still covered in ice. That’s because Gliese 436 b’s gravity is so strong that it keeps its ice crushed down into a solid form even as it should be turning to steam.